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feathers. Second nests: Two or three yearly. Eggs: 
Pale reddish-white, with darker red spots, sometimes 
most at larger end. Six or seven. 
13. ROOK 
(Pages 71-86) 
Corvus frugilegus. (Lat., corvus, a raven; frugilegus, 
fruit gathering, signification (?); Danish, rock; Low 
German, vok,; Swedish, voka; Gaelic, roc, to croak, 
vyocas, a rook; Lat., vaucus, hoarse). A familiar bird 
of the crow order, totally black, except for a bluish- 
white patch at base of beak due to the loss of feathers 
there after the second moult, whence synonym, the ‘ white- 
faced crow.’ Identical with the carrion crow at a dis- 
tance in shape, colour and size, but the carrion crow 
has short stiff hairs at base of beak, and zts habits are — 
different (see Carrion Crow). Resembles also the very 
rare raven, but is considerably smaller. Length of 
rook, 18 inches (about): The chough is also a black 
bird, but has red beak and legs, and is only found on 
the sea coast in Cornwall, Devonshire, Isle of Man, etc. 
Distinguish also the scarce hooded crow, which is larger, 
-and black only on the head, wings and tail, rest of 
plumage grey (back grey, hence hooded crow). Male 
and female: Alike. Found: Generally distributed. 
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